Verse 22

{ "verseID": "1_Samuel.16.22", "source": "וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח שָׁא֔וּל אֶל־יִשַׁ֖י לֵאמֹ֑ר יַעֲמָד־נָ֤א דָוִד֙ לְפָנַ֔י כִּֽי־מָ֥צָא חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינָֽי׃", "text": "And *wə-yišlaḥ* *Šāʾûl* to *Yišay* *lēʾmōr*, \"Let *yaʿămād-nāʾ* *Dāwid* before me, for he has *māṣāʾ* *ḥēn* in my eyes.\"", "grammar": { "*wə-yišlaḥ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he sent", "*Šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul", "*Yišay*": "proper noun - Jesse", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying", "*yaʿămād-nāʾ*": "Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular + particle of entreaty - let stand please", "*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David", "*māṣāʾ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - found", "*ḥēn*": "noun, masculine singular - favor/grace" }, "variants": { "*māṣāʾ ḥēn*": "found favor/found grace/gained approval" } }

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